Anzac Buffet London
The Australian Natives are hopeful of re-establishing the Anzac Buffet at a central hall in Westminster, opposite the Abbey…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1916
2,596 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 70 of 130
The War. Allies Advancing. Enemy Outmatched. Everywhere Defeated. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commander on the west front, reports:— We made an advance of 300 yards southwards of Thiepval, capturing 400 yards of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Second Edition. the War. Another Air Raid. Considerable Damage Done. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Six airships raided England between midnight and three in the morning. One came well inland and a railway station and several houses were damaged. In…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Soldiers' Health
With the coming of the cold weather, and sore throats, influenza, and measles, meningitis has occurred sporadically at both, of our big training camps. In…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Soldiers' Memorial
The memorial erected by Commander Gardner to the memory of Newcastle men who have fallen in the present war, and which is erected in front of the post…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Duping Soldiers. London
Under the headline "Anzac Innocents," the London "Evening News" reports the case of a woman who was cited before the Westminster Police Court, charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tobacco for the Soldiers
Mr. J. Wiggins, of Zara-street, Newcastle, has received a letter from Mr. J. E. Wrench, honorary organiser of the Overseas Club, London, acknowledging…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Deferred Pay. Sydney
Mr. Norris, Expeditionary Paymaster, to-day replied to the statements made by Mr. J. W. Abigail at the Paddington Police Court concerning soldiers' deferred pay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Service Committee
At a meeting of the Newcastle War Service Committee, the following resolution was presented from the Yass War Service Committee:—"That this war…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Heavy Fighting on the British Line. the Enemy Defeated. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
General Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commander on the west front, reports:—The enemy bombarded Mazentz Wood at midday, and our new trenches northward…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Amusement for Soldiers. London
The Australian War Contingent Association has expended about £800 in purchasing indoor games and amusements, principally for the camps on Salisbury…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers From St. Andrew's Service Roll Unveiled
From the congregation of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Newcastle, 38 members have gone to do their part is the war. Last evening a roll of service in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unionism in War Time
The necessity of manufacturing vast quantities of munitions brought about a violent upheaval of conditions in many important trades in Great…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Italy's War Expenditure. London
Italy's war expenditure for the year ending in Juno amounted to £312,000,000, of which £216,000,000 were raised by internal loans, and the balance by long…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Duration of the War. London
The newspapers, discussing the likelihood of prolongation of the war, point out that all official indications, including those of the late Earl Kitchener, urged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Second Edition. the War. Rumania Declares War. Against Germany and Austria. (Australian Cable Association.) New York
The United States correspondent in Paris states that a despatch from Rumania reports that she has declared war against the Central Powers, following the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Against Germany. Declared by Italy. (Australian Cable Association.) ROME
Italy, though, the Swiss Government, declared war against Germany on the 25th instant. The Italian official Note to the Swiss…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Allies' Advance Hampered by Weather. British Still Progressing (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
General Sir Douglas Hal, the British Commander on the West front,, reports:— For twenty-four hours bad weather has hampered our operations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War's Final Chapter. Has It Been Reached? Reported German Change. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
According to Amsterdam news, the Germans are said to be abandoning further important action on the west front, and intend continuing purely defensive action,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers As Casual Workers. Sydney
The Returned Soldiers' Association has been interesting itself in the cause of 70 or 80 men who, after being wounded in action, returned to Sydney, and secured…
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